Pin-ticket machine.



PIN new MACHINE.

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PIN TICKET MACHINE.

APPLlcATIoN FILED IAN. 4. 1915.

Patente Jan. 21, 1919.

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MARCUS 0. ANTHONY, 0F ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, AND JOSEPH E. OYDONNELL, OF

A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssiGNoRs To A. KIMBALL COMPANY, yor NEW YORK, N. Y.,

PIN-TICKET MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application led January 4, 1915. Serial No. 476.

To all whom t ma?) concern: Be itknown that we, MARCUS O. AN- Tifosi',y a citizen .of the United States, and resident lof Englewood, county of Bergen, State of New Jersey, and Josinii E. ODoN- NELL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, State ofNewv York, have invented an Improve. ment in Pin-Ticket Machines, of which the following` description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, isa specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts. u

This invention relates to improvements in consecutive wire feeding mechanism'for pinticket machines, staple forming machines, and like machines which are adapted to forin or. manufacture wire blanks of predetermined lengths'.

The invention is disclosed herein as adapted to a machine for making pin-ticketsorl tags known as the Empire ticket in which the ends of a fastener in the forni of a staple is inserted in the cardboard composing the tag adjacent to one edge thereof, and the loop of the staple bent over and around the edge rof the card to fasten the staple firmly to the card and maintain it in position when the card is affixed to the merchandise.

In machines of this character heretofore constructed the staple has been formed autoniatically inthe machine from a' wire fed in front ofi-the staple forming device and severed just before the former advances to bend the wire into staple form.

The severing device in such machines usually cut thewire at an angle to its axis so that the pin points are not disposed axially of the legs of the staple, furthermore in thus severing the wires a roughened edge is left Vupon the tapered portion andV often a bur is formed upon the point.

When staples of this character are inserted in delicate fabrics the burs and rough edges engage the ibersof the threads of which'the material is made and draw them out rthus leaving an objectionable snagged spot in the fabric.

The object of the present invention is to provide means for feeding previously prei Pared,ivireiblaiikseii pinsof .predetermined length to the staple forming and setting mechanism so that the completed pin ticket will 'be free from the objections above noted. In order to accomplish this object we have devised a novel form of wire blank feeding mechanism and have illustrated the same as applied to the machine which is commercially known as the Empire machine and which is disclosed in Patent No. 457,782 granted Aug. 18, 1891, to Alonzo Kimball.

This feedin mechanism comprises a hopper with siiita le mechanism attached thereto adapted to deliver pins of the proper length one at a time to the staple forming mechanism of the Empire machine aforesaid. It is to be understood however that this blank feeding mechanism may be adapted and applied to staple forming machines of other types within the contemplation of our invention as set forth in the claims hereto annexed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the forming and setting mechanisnrof the Empire machine illustrated inthe Kimball Patent No. 457 ,7 82, this view corresponding to Fig. 17 of the patent aforesaid and showing the present invention applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the pin supporting and feeding mechanism, the hopper being omitted therefrom,

AFig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view of the gate which retains the pins within the feeding mechanism until the lowermost pin is engaged by the staple forming plunger, and

Fig. Llas a horizontal sectional view on lines 1 -4, Fig. 2 looking downward and and usuallyis printed as desired before it reaches the staple forming and Vsetting mech#v anism.

Y A plate 7 having a groove 8 located adjacent Vto the inner end of the offset portion 3 of the bed plate forms `a Way or channel Viii-Which the ends of the staples may travel after they have been set in the cardboard, as i the cardboard strip is advanced. y,

In the usual forni of the Empire maj chine the Wire is led in front of the end Vof end of the staple over a movable support 11 center of the machine.

so that the staple will rest temporarily upon the support. The former 9 desirably Ais actuated through a lever 12 pivotally secured to a bracket 13 on the former 9, said lever being pivoted intermediate its ends upon a stud 14 carried by a suitable bracket 15 supported from the frame of the machine. The upper end of the lever 12 is provided With Van anti-friction roller 15 which engages a cam groove 1G in a cam disk `17 suitably mounted upon a shaft 18 extending longitudinally of the machine.

The shaft 18 may be conveniently7 actuated through a Vcountershaft 19 connected by suitable gearing, not shown herein, to the main driving shaft 20 which is journaled upon the opposite side of the longitudinal Suitable mechanism is provided for bending the staple above describedtransversely. and inserting the same near the edge of the pin ticket and finally bending the loopedl portion of the staple beneath and under the edge of the pin ticket.

This mechanism desirably comprises a pair of parallel plungers 21, 22 slidably mounted 4 inv Ways in a guide 23, the upper ends of said plungers being secured to a lever 24 pivoted upon a stud 25 carried by a bracket 26 supported upon a stand 27 rising from the bed plate l. The opposite edge ofthe lever 24 is provided with an anti-friction roller 28 which engages a cam groove 29 in a cam disk 30 suitably secured upon the shaft 20. The downward reciprocation of the parallel plungers 21, 22 serves to bend the staple about the support 11 so that the ends of the staple are presented to the blank for the pin ticket at a short distance back from the edge thereof, and the loop of the "staple is bent vertically doWnWard'.v

A supplemental plunger 31, slidably mounted between the plungers 21-22 and which is actuated through a lever 32 from a cam V(not shown) upon the cam disk 30,

Vis ariainged to descend upon tliestaple after the staple has been bent in the manner aforesaid and drive the same through the der. surface of the blank.

mechanism not` shown herein but ywhich is n fully disclosed in the Kimball patent afore- V said.

Vhen the staple has thus been inserted the pin ticket blankthe looped end of the staple is bent under the edge of the blank to firmly secure the staple to the same With its legs projecting at right angles to the un- '.lhis accom,- plished by means of a plunger pivotal] y attached to aplunger arm 34 which is slidably mounted in a guiding member 35 rest# ing on the base 1.o Theplunger arm 34de sirably is reciprocatedthrough a lever 36 pivotally connected to a bracket 37j uponthe end ofthe plunger arm34, said. lever beingv pivoted at its centralv portion upon a stud 38 carried by a suitable bracket 39 supported from the machine frame. The upper'end ofthe lever is actuated to reciprocate the plunger 33 by a disk 40 se-y cured upon the shaft 20 and having a cam projection 41 adapted to engage theside of thelever 36, 'the lever being retained nor-f mally in retracted position by a helical spring 42 secured to the upperend of'the lever 36 and anchored to the frame.

The'pvotedend portion 33 of the plunger is provided on its underside with a recess 43 having'a beveled shoulder 44 adapted' to engage a VWedge shaped member45 so that the end of the plunger-33 will be raised slightly as it carries the loop of the staple under the `strip of cardboard thereby bringing the loop of the staple in'close Contact with '4 the back of the cardboard blank and between the prongs of the staple, thus locking' the staple firmly upon the card. The end of thel plunger 33is normally held'doWn by a leaf spring 46 Which is afliXed to the guide 35 and has its free endbearing upon the-upper surface of the plunger 33. During'the operation of the horizontal plunger 33 the strip of cardboard Vtogether with the inserted staple is sustainedby an abutment 47 which is moved by suitable mechanism over the upper portion of the cardboard and receives the up Ward thrust or pressure of the plunger 33. The mechanism thus described is of the usual construction of the Empire pin ticketV machine as disclosed in the Kimball patent aforesaid. Y

In the4 present invention We have vsubstituted for the wire feeding mechanism dis# closed in that patent, means for feeding a cludes a rear- 'verti'cal plate or member 50,`

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having a bifurcated lower end 50h, and a similar forward parallel member 51, one

vor both of said members being provided with a groove 52 of just sufficient depth to permit the double pointed blanks to drop freely therethrough and of sufficient width to accommodate blanks of suitable length to form pin ticket staples.

The -member 50 may be secured to the stand 27 in any suitable manner. As illusvtrated herein the stand 27 is provided with laterally extending ears 53 to which are pivoted turn buttons 53x which are adapted to overlap and engage the front face of projections 54 extending upwardly from the face of the rear plate 50. The lower ends 50a and 50b of the rear plate are provided with lips 55 which extend forwardly and form supports at the lower end of the guideway 52 which prevent the pins from dropping out.v The front plate 51 is slidably mounted upon the, stationary plate 50, preferablyby means of a series of screws 56 which may be arranged at convenient distances along the sides of said plate 50 passing through suitable recesses 57 in the plate 51. The edges of the plate 51 are also provided withrecesses 58 adapted to receive the projections 54 of the rear plate 50, the recess 58 being of` such size and the walls thereof so disposed as to limit the upward and downward movement of the plate 51 relative` to the plate 50.

VA bracket or plate 59 secured lto the upper end ofthe plate 50 by screws 60 or other suitable fastenings serves to support a hopper 61 adapted to deliver pins into the guideway between the plates 50 and 51 above described.

In order to insure the constant delivery of blanks from the bottom of the guideway it is desirable to reciprocate the plate 51 rapidly during the operation of the machine. This is accomplished in the present instance` through a lever 62 having a forked end 63 engaging a stud 64 in a bracket 65 secured centrally to the front face of the plate 51, said lever 62 being connected at its other end to a pivot 66 upon the upper end of a stand 67 secured to the frame of the machine in any suitable manner. The lever 62 is so arranged that its central portion rests upon a disk 68 secured to the shaft 18. said disk having on its edgesa series of preferably three relatively small projections or cams 69 which when contacting with the under face of the lever 62 serve to reciprocate slightly the plate 51,` and a single cam 70 which projects' higher than the cams 69 and is so timed as to raise the plate 51 a. maximum distance at the time the forming plunger' 9 advances to engage the lowermost pin in the guideway to carry it to the staple forming mechanism.

In order to prevent pins from spilling out central gate 71 which is slidably mounted upon the forward plate 51 by means of screws 72 passing through a suitable slot 73 in said gate and anchored in the plate 51. The gate desirably is provided at its upper end with a stem 74 which passes through a lug 75 upon the front face of the central portion of the plate 51. A helical spring 76 interposed between the lug 75 and the upper end of the ate slide 71 serves to retain the gate normay depressed to the upper plane of the lips 55 of the rear plate 50 notwithstanding the vibration of the plate 51. The lower end of the plate 71 is bent to present an inclined outer face 77, and an inner' flat face 78 adapted to engage the pins or blanksl which are located at the lowermost end of the guideway 52.

The inclined surface 77 of the gate is engaged by the forward end of the plunger 9 when the latter is reciproeated to engage the lowermost pin in the guideway or chute and upon the further` advancement of said plunger the gate is raised sufiiciently to permit the plunger 9 to pass beneath the same to engage the lowermost blank or pin and carry it to the staple forming mechanism in the manner heretofore described. As the plunger advances the lowermost blank is carried between the forked lower ends 50a and 50b of the plate 50 and is artially bent into the form of a staple. pon further advancement the plunger 9 carries the partially bent 100 staple between the guides or dies of the staple forming mechanism above described which serves to bend the staple into its completed U-shaped form. Thereupon the plungers 21 and 22 descend and bend the staple 105 transversely about the support 1l. When this is accomplished the plunger 31 descends and drives the staple through the cardboard, the support 11 having in the meantime been removed. As` soon as the staple has passed through the cardboard the plunger 43 is advanced `and raised to rst bend the loop of the staple beneath the cardboard and secondly to force the loop firmly against the under portion of the cardboard between the legs of the staple, thus fastening the staple firmly to the cardboard.

i t will be observed that in the operation of this machine the ends of the staple blanks are not engaged by any metallic members so that perfectly pointed blanks may be utilized and may be inserted in the card without fear of destroying the points or tips of the staples. By means of this construction7 therefore pin tickets having staples with perfect points can be furnished which will be free from the objection of roughness or burs upon the pins of the character above described. v l

It is to be understood that the feeding mechanism herein described is illustrative f upon saidrecessed vmember and means for 65 Y the invention but not restrictive thereof and that the same may be embodied in various other forms or may be Autilized witli other types of wire formingmachines within the Y meaning and the scope of the following claims. Y

Having fully described` our invention, what-We lclaim as new and desire tov secure by Letters Patent is: i

l. A pin ticketmachine comprising staple forming mechanism including a reciprocating forming plunger and means cooperating there-with to form a staple, a hopper for the staple blanks, a guideway leadingV from said hopper to said staple forming mechanism adapted lto present the blanks successively transversely of the path ot said forming plunger, and means for retainingV said blanks in said guideway operable by said forming plunger to permit the` latter to remove the lowermost blank. t

2. In a pin ticket machine comprising staple forming mechanism including a reciprocating forming plunger; a hopper for the staple blanks, a guideway leading from said hopper to the staple forming mecha nism and adapted to direct a series of superposed blanks to said staple forming mecha- Vnism, and means for retaining the staples Vin said guideway including means reciproc'ably actuated by said plunger to permit said plunger to remove the lowermost staple fromV said guideway.

3. In a machine ot the. class described,

' blank feeding mechanism comprising a plurality of relatively movable members having aguideway betweenthem to receive a plurality of superimposed blanks arranged in= parallelism, means for causing relative movement of said members, and means forengaging Vthe ends only of the lowermost blank whereby the central portion thereof -will be exposed to permit its removal laterally from said guideway.

4. In a machine ofthe class described,

Vblank feeding mechanism comprising apair of verticallyV arranged parallel guiding members having a recess therebetween "adapted to receive a series of superposed parallel blanks, means for causing relative reciprocation ci said members 1nparallelism and meansfor engaging thev ends only of 'Y the lowerniost blank whereby the central portion thereof vwill be exposed to permit n its removal laterally ofsaid guideway.'

5. VIn a machine of the class described, blank feeding mechanism comprising a hopper, a recessed member leading from said hopper adapted to form a guideway for a series of parallel superposed blanks, and having 'a bifurcated 'lower end provided with lipsadapted to arrest the lowermost blank, a parallel memberV slidably mountedY posed blanks, and having' a bifurcated lower end provided with lips adapted tov arrest the lowermost blank, a paral'lelfmember slidably mounted upon said-V recessed member, a lever pivotally connected to said slidable member, and means Vfor oscillating said lever. Y

7. In a machine of the class'described, blank feeding mechanism ,comprisingV a hopper, a longitudinally recessedA member connected 'to said hopper adaptedr to form a g'iiideway for a series of parallel superposed blanks, a parallel member slidably mounted thereon, a lever pivotally connected to said slidable member, lmeans for oscillating said lever including a disk having a series of cams adapted to engage successively the lever intermediate of its connection to said. slidable member and its ful- -crum, and means for rotating said cam.

8. ln a machine of the class described, feeding mechanismv comprising a hopper a stationary plate Vleading therefrom and having lips at its lower end, a plate slidably mounted on said stationary plate, one voit said plates being recessedto form a guiderway for blanks arranged in parallelism,

means for reciprocating said ,slidable plate `and means yieldablyv supported in -coslidable plate for retaining the lowermost Vblank in said guideway.

10, In a machine ot theclass described, feeding mechanism comprising a hopper, a stationary plate recessed longitudinally to form a guideway leading from said hopper,

a plate slidably mounted upon said station-V ary plate, means for reciprocating said slid-V iio able plate, a spring pressed gate slidably Y mounted upon said slidable plate and arranged normally to Vretain the lowermost blanks in Vsaid guideway. Y

11. AV pin ticket making machine comprising staple forming mechanism including a horizontal reciprocating plunger, a hopper, a stationary plate leading from said hopper to said staple forming mechanism and provided with a longitudinal recess adapted to form a guideway for a series of blanks disposed in parallelism, a plate slidably mounted upon said stationary plate, a gate slidably mounted upon said sliding plate, means for actuating said sliding plate comprising a disk having a series of low cams adapted to reciprocate said sliding plate to agitate the blanks in the guideway and a high cam adapted to raise said sliding plate to deliver a blank to the staple forming mechanism; and means for actuating said plunger simultaneously with the raising of the gate to cause said plunger to engage the lowermost staple in the guideway.

12. In a pin ticket making machine comprising staple forming and setting mechanism including a horizontally reciprocating plunger; a hopper, a recessed plate forming a guideway leading to said staple forming mechanism and having a bifurcated lower end provided with laterally extending lips, a plate slidably mounted on said recessed plate, a spring pressed gate mounted upon said sliding plate and having an inwardly offset lower end adapted to coperate with the lips upon said recessed plate to retain the lowermost blanks in said guideway and presenting an outward inclined surface, means for reciprocating said sliding plate and for simultaneously advancing said plunger whereby the forward end of said plunger will engage the inclined surface of said gate and raise the same permitting the end of the plunger to engage and bend the lowermost blank between the bifurcated ends of the recessed late.

13. In a machine or making pin tickets,

ciprocable members having a longitudinally extending recess therebetween forming a guideway leading from said hopper and arranged to present said blanks transversely of the path of said forming plunger and quickly operable locking means, detachably securing said blank feeding mechanism in operative relation to the staple forming mechanism whereby said feeding mechanism may be readily removed and replaced.

14. In a pin ticket machine, a staple forming mechanism including a horizontally reciprocating forming plunger, a stand having a vertically reciprocating staple setting mechanism, a hopper comprising a stationary and a reciprocable plate having a guideway therebetween, means for detachably securing said hopper to said stand to position the end of said guideway transversely of the path of reciprocation of the forming plunger, and means for retaining the lowermost blank in said guideway in the path of said forming plunger whereby the reciprocations of the plunger will successively remove the lowermost blank.

15. In a pin ticket machine having horizontal staple forming mechanism, a vertically operable staple bending and setting mechanism, means for supporting and guiding said vertically operating mechanism, a hopper, a guideway leading from said hopper to said staple forming mechanism composed of a stationary and a reciprocable plate having a guideway therebetween adapted to receive a plurality of superposed blanks; means for detachably securing said guideway to the support for said vertically operating staple setting mechanism comprising ears extendin laterally from said support, and mem ers pivotally mounted thereon adapted to overlie retaining projections upon said guideway.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' MARCUS O. ANTHONY.

JOSEPH E. ODONNELL.` Witnesses:

G. ALBIN WALLIN, A. J. MACBAUN.

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